← Votes·2020-09-16

Resolution on the situation in Russia: the poisoning of Alexei Navalny

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 117169Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Resolution on the situation in Russia: the poisoning of Alexei Navalny”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (532 for, 69 against, 84 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

532

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

463 votes

Turnout (cast)

685

Absent

Participation rate

97.2%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 166Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 121Against 1Abstain 4Absent 10

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 11Against 30Abstain 25Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 8Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 11Abstain 14Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 21Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
Spain51
Poland50
France49
Romania30

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 30Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 12Abstain 6Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 9Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 48Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 51Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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